Andrew Tillett

3 days ago | afr.com | Andrew Tillett

Diplomats are preparing to bus Australian citizens stranded in Israel to safety as the Jewish state and Iran continue to exchange missiles and US President Donald Trump weighs intervening in the conflict. More than 1000 Australians in Israel have registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about trying to get back home safely and almost 900 Australians want to get out of Iran. Loading...

3 days ago | afr.com | Andrew Tillett

He may head one of the world’s most oppressive regimes but Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the one thing in common with Donald Trump that every modern leader needs: access to a social media account. But while Trump has millions more followers, the ayatollah’s grammar is better. Loading...

5 days ago | afr.com | Andrew Tillett |Phillip Coorey

Canberra/Calgary | Australia will open formal talks with Europe on a defence pact and aims to deepen military ties with Canada as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese strengthens security partnerships to counter US isolationism and unpredictability, Chinese militarism, Russian aggression and fresh Middle East turmoil. As Albanese and fellow democratic leaders gather for the Group of 7 summit in Canada, they are grappling with a world that is increasingly unstable, polarised and hostile geopolitically.

5 days ago | afr.com | Andrew Tillett

Israel will not strike a deal to end its attacks on Iran unless the regime agrees to stop its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program, the Jewish state’s top diplomat in Australia said. Ambassador Amir Maimon said in an interview with The Australian Financial Review that Israel had no choice but to try to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, given the theocracy was on the brink of achieving its nuclear ambitions and its unrelenting threats to wipe out Israel. Loading...

1 week ago | afr.com | Andrew Tillett

Jun 13, 2025 – 4.24pmGift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBarely three months ago, Donald Trump was mocked for not knowing what AUKUS was. Just days before Anthony Albanese is expected to have his first face-to-face encounter with the US president, the prime minister could be forgiven for preferring it stay that way. Loading...